They worked great for about half a season before I began to notice play in the vertical plane of motion. Seemed like bushing wear. I take immaculate care of my bike, and these levers have had no impact in any crash. Just felt like garbage afer one full season. Too much play in the lever. I also noticed the same thing from the lx brakes. However, these levers fit great with rapidfire. I have since switched to cane creek levers (same price) w/ avid brakes and will try my best to steer clear of shimano LX parts.

Weaknesses: A little bit flexy. I don't like the way the cable lock in to the end of the lever.

Bottom Line:

A good set of levers for the money i paid (£20UK) I can't stand integrated pods so i made sure that i was buying separate levers. These were a good buy. Not as good as the XT's or some of the Avid's but a good lever nonetheless. They have a nice finish. Not a huge amount of space to reach the shifter lever.

Weaknesses: not much room b/n fingers and leversback side of lever left open

Bottom Line:

these levers work great and are inexpensive. what too better things are there. crashed and moved levers a quarter around the bars and still held together fine. they do what they are supposed to do and do them very well. what else can you expect from break levers.

Let's face it, when it comes to levers (as long as they don't fall apart), it all boils down to a matter of personal preference. Some people complain about them being too short, so buy longer levers. Personally, I like them better than any levers I've ever tried. Plus I've heard they work great for cable actuated disc brakes, something I've wanted to try. People with smaller hands should give these a shot because the reach adjuster goes pretty far back.

They came stock on my bike and I didnt like them from the start. I recently ordered some Avid 1.0's from speedgoat, and life is good. The 1.0's are the Avid equivalent to the LX's and are far superior in form & function.

They work fine. I weigh 200 and no problems in 2 years (different bikes). Maybe a little short but if you got these on your bike, you should probably upgrade something else as these work just fine, but nothing exceptional.

I've ridden the LX levers for a few weeks now, running with a Avid Single Digit up from and an Arch Rival 40 in the rear. So far I can't complain too much. They work, the lever pulls in and the brakes hit the wheel. I gotta admit that the Servo Wave Action adjusters do precisely jack as far as brake modulation goes. Also, they aren't the best looking or feeling levers around. The ergenomics are fine from my standing, and I've got average size hands and can stop my bike easily with just two fingers. (thank God for Vbrakes!) What it boils down to are they've got decent feel, although cosmetically they could use some work, and no modulation adjustment. But, they do what they are supposed to do; pull the brake arms. For the $, you can't go wrong, but if you like shiny fancy gadegtry to adourn your bike then cough up the $$$. If you want something to get the job done, drop 17 clams off at Cambria. 3.5 Mr Hankeys, cause they work and the price

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Submitted by
UNgasha
a racer
from College Station, Texas

Date Reviewed: February 9, 1999

Bottom Line:

Well, after a little more than a year on these brakes and levers, I'd have to say that they are going to have to go. The levers have developed play just from normal use, giving exception to the occasional crash. (By the way, if you're not crashing at times, then you're not riding hard enough!) The crashing doesn't seem to know the brakes loose. I belive that they just got that way after riding with them for a year. I have ESP 9.0 sl's, and I'd have to say that these levers suck for twist-shifters because they don't extend farther than the shifter does for comfortable operation. You have to cock your hand to this unnatural position to gt a good grab on the brake lever. These things are soooo gone!

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Submitted by
aMpHibIaN
from cross-country rider

Date Reviewed: January 23, 1999

Bottom Line:

eeyy.......these are the best goddam levers ever!!!Shimano have made vast improvements on the old lx levers dat suck like the black holes dey have in outer space.Buy 'emThe cable endings dat are on the end of the lever are a nice touchTo all who say this levers suck......U dunno wat u r talkin bout

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Submitted by
WildFrog
a downhiller
from South Africa

Date Reviewed: January 23, 1999

Bottom Line:

I think these brake levers are really good, they are lite, and adjustable, reasonablly priced and look cool, the cables are real easy to replace. They are much more powerful than ordianry non-servo wave levers, i noticed that when i replaced some others on my 99 trek 6000. For all the guys who say they are weak metal- all i can say is that your not supposed to crash in the first place!!!!